Subject: Hmm.
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Posted on: 2008-08-09 21:45:00 UTC
Don't think I'm defending this creep, but speed does not in and of itself make a good beta. If I take on beta work, I expect to read through it at least twice before sending it back to the author, and then I usually have questions for them to address in addition to basic corrections. That means another read-through after they've answered my questions with fixes; rinse and repeat if I'm still not satisfied. It takes time.
That's why I don't really do beta-reading these days. I don't have that kind of time during the school year.
~Neshomeh, who plans to do this sort of thing for a living.